Cabinet for phonograph disk records



'G. V. CURTIS. LCABINET FOR PHONOGRAPH DISKRECORDS.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. 11, 1919- V 1,362,235. Patented Dec. 14, 1920.

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CABINET FOR PHONOGRAPH DISK RECORDS.

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G. V. CURTIS. CABINET we PHONOGRAPH DISK RECORDS.

APPLICATION FILED OCT. H, 1919.

Patented Dec. 14, 1920.

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UNITED STATES GEORGE V. CURTIS, OF WEST SPRINGFIELD, MASSACHUSETTS.

CABINET FOR PHONOGBAPH DISK RECORDS.

Application filed October 11, 1919.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, Gnonon V. CURTIS, a citizen of the United States of America, and a resident of West Soringlield, in the county of Hampden and State of Massachusetts, have invented a new and useful Cabinet for Phonograph Disk Records, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to improvements in cabinets designed to hold disk records for phonographs or talking machines, and consists essentially of a case or casing, a sliding receptacle or drawer arranged in said casing to be drawn forward part way out of the same, and certain peculiar holders for the individual disk records, such holders being receivable in said drawer, and the latter being provided with means for retaining normally the holders in such an'inclined position that said records have a tendency to roll rearwardly against the back of said drawer, and to remain in such position, but the construction and arrangement of parts being of a nature that permits said holders to be tilted downwardly in front so that said records may roll forward out of the holders, together with such auxiliary and subsidiary parts and members as may be necessary or desirable to render the cabinet complete in detail and serviceable in every respect, all as hereinafter set forth.

The primary object of my invention is to produce a cabinet in which phonograph disk records can be stored compactly, conveniently, and safely, and from which such records can be removed readily and conveniently again, after making the individual selection desired, such selection being greatly facilitated by the new construction.

Another object is to provide a cabinet of this character which is very simple and may be comparatively inexpensive inconstruction, and about the operation or use of which there is nothing of a complicated nature; furthermore, neither the cabinet as a whole nor any of its parts is liable to become broken or to get out of order, and the elements with which the records come into direct contact are of such a character as to hold said records safely and securely, to the end that they are protected against injury.

Other objects and advantages will appear in the course of the following description.

I attain the objects and secure the advantages of my invention by the means Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec; 14., 1920.

Serial No. 329,989.

illustrated in, the accompanying drawings, in which Figure l is a front elevation of a cabinet, for phonograph disk records, which embodies a practical form of my invention, parts of the upper doors, which are shown open, being broken off, parts of the floor of the sliding compartment or drawer shown being broken out, and the lower, right-hand corner of the casing being broken off; Fig. 2, a side elevation in partial section of said cabinet, the forward position of the upper drawer and the discharging position of one of the record holders being indicated by broken lines, and the lower, right-hand corner of said casing, as it appears in this view, being broken off as in the preceding view; Fig. 3, a top plan of the cabinet, the drawer being in its forward, protruding position; Fig. 4., an enlarged, end elevation of one of the record holders, the intermediate portion thereof being broken out, and, Fig. 5, an enlarged, top plan of the foremost portions of a group of saidholders contiguous with and adjacent to the left-hand side of the drawer, and of the corresponding part of such side. 7

The sectional part of Fig. 2 is taken approximately on lines 2-2, looking in the direction of the associated arrow, in Fig. 1.

Similar reference numerals designate similar parts throughout the several views.

Although I have illustrated a cabinet which has upper and under receptacles for disk records, it is to be understood that there might be only one such receptacle, or more than two in tier arrangement, or two or more in row arrangement, or an arrangement combining both tiers and rows.

Inasmuch as both record receptacles in this cabinet are alike in construction and operation'or use, only'the upper receptacle will be described in detail.

The present cabinet is adapted to have a phonograph placed on the top thereof.

Most disk records are either ten or twelve inches indiameter, and I have represented holders for both of these sizes. I Holders for records of other sizes may, however,-be provided. The cabinet will accommodate holders for records which are all of one size, or holders for records of two (as shown) or more sizes.

Large and small records 1 and 3, respectively, are shown in certain of the views.

The cabinet comprises an upright casing 4 divided by an intermediate, horizontal member 5 into upper and under compartments 6, 6 which are closed in front by two pairs of doors 7, a sliding compartment, receptacle, or drawer 8 in each of said firstnamed compartments, and a plurality of holders 9 and 10, for the disk records 1 and 3, respectively, in each of said drawers. 1 will now proceed to describe in detail the members in the upper compartment 6, without reference to the lower compartment and the members therein, although it is understood that practically the same description would apply to the latter.

The member 5 forms the floor of the upper compartment 6.

. Ball-races 11 are provided above the floor 5 adjacent to the sides of the compartment .6, and two sets of balls 12 are in place in said races. Ball-bearings are thus provided for the drawer 8 which rests and may be moved forward and backward on the balls 12. The drawer 8 is limited in its rearward movement by the back side of its compartment 6, and in its forward movement by a stop 13. hen the drawer 8 is pushed completely into the compartment 6, the front edges of said drawer are flush with the front edges of said compartment. There are one or more recesses 14 (two in the present case), in the under side of the bottom or floor of the drawer 8, near the front edge thereof, which form finger-holds, such recesses or finger-holds being accessible from the space between the ball-races 11. As a preliminary to pulling out the drawer 8, the fingers are introduced into the space between the ball-races 11 and into the handholds 14.

The stop 13 is attached to the under side of the top of the compartment 6, intermediate of the sides of said compartment, and

is in the path of thedrawer 8. The top side of the drawer 8 extends only part way to the front edges of the sides of said drawer, so that ai space or opening is left 'in the top of the drawer, as at 15. A recess or slot'16 is formed in the center of the front edge of the top of the drawer 8, and the stop 13 is received in said slot, when said drawer is moved outwardly, and such movement is thus limited. In other words, whenthe in- :,-ner end of the slot 16 encounters the stop 13, theoutward movement of the drawer 8 is checked, so that said drawer cannot be drawn out any farther from its compartment.

A rib 17 is secured to the floor or bottom of the drawer 8 ,on the upper side thereof, and extends across said drawer from side to side. The rib 17 is in front of a central, vertical plane within the drawer 8, that extends from side to side thereof. The holders and 1 0 are eceivable th draw r .8. and

'tively, on one side of such plate, to form they rest with their bottom edges, at points intermediate of their ends, on the rib l7, and the bottoms of their rear ends on the floor of said drawer, said holders being of a size which permits of this arrangement or disposition without any portions of said holders protruding from the drawer. hen. the holders 9 and 10 are in place in the drawer 8, and normally disposed therein with the bottoms of their rear edges resting on the floor of said drawer, the tops of said edges bear against the back side of the drawer, and the bottoms of their front edges are substantially flush with the front edges of the bottom and sides of the drawer. The holders normally rest in the inclined position just described, because of the presence of the rib 17 beneath the transverse center of the bottom edges of said holders, or a little in advance of such center. The presence of the records 1 and 3 in the holders 9 and 10 also tends to retain said holders in the tilted position with the bottoms of their rear edges down on the floor of the drawer 8, inasmuch as the center of gravity of said records is behind the vertical plane of the rib 17 when the records are back in normal position against the back side of said drawer. The rib 17 constitutes a fulcrum for the holders 9 and 10, as will presently more clearly appear.

The holders 9 and 10 are alike except that the former is of a size to receive a large record and the latter of a size to receive a small record. Each holder 9 is substantially square, with diameters each of which in length is slightly in excess of the diameter of the large record 1. Each holder 10 in length is approximately the same as the length of either diameter of the holder 9. The top and bottom edges of the flat plate which enters into the construction of the holder (9 or 10) are turned over and extended downwardly and upwardly, respecchannels 18, 18 to receive a record. The record is introduced into the channels 18 of any holder, from the front end of said holder, and said record may and does extend beyond the rear end of the holder when the record bears against the back side'of the drawer 8. The channels 18 are large or wide enough to permit a record to roll freely therein.

The records within the holders 9 and 1 0 may be identified readily by placing titles or numbers on the upper edges of said record holders adjacent to the front ends ofsuch edges, as indicated in Fig. 5. The titles or numbers on the record holders are readily discerned through the space 15 at the top of the drawer 8, when said drawer ispulled out. 4 U

In practice, when it is desired to obtain a nee rdi em the e bir tit qor are opened, the drawer 8, which slides freely on its ball-bearings, even when loaded to capacity, is drawn forward as far as the stop 13 permits, the location of the desired record is ascertained by looking down into the top of said drawer through the opening 15, and the holder 9 or 10 which contains the desired record is tilted downwardly in front, on the fulcrum rib 17, when said record rolls of its own accord out of said holder and is received in the hand of the operator. Upon being released, the holder from which the record has justbeen removed rocks back into its former position. After the record has been played it is introduced within the channels 18 of its holder and, owing to the normal inclination of said holder, rolls downwardly and rearwardly, against the back side of the drawer 8. It may be necessary forcibly to retain the holder in normal position while inserting the record therein, or the record may be inserted while said holder is tilted: down in front, and so held if necessary, after which the holder is tilted upward in front to permit the record to roll into the holder and assume its proper position therein and in the drawer, such upward tilting being performed by hand. When it is no longer desired to use the records and all have been returned to their holders, the drawer 8 is pushed back to the full extent into its compartment 6, and the doors 7 are closed. The records are now all safely inclosed and fully protected.

Various changes in the shape, size, construction, and arrangement of some or all of the parts of this cabinet, in addition-to those hereinbefore specifically pointed out, may be made without departing from the spirit of my invention or exceeding the scope of what is claimed.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

In a cabinet of the class described, a plurality of holders having top and bottom channels for the reception of records, the bottoms of said holders being strai ht throughout the entire length of each and a receptacle to receive said holders in parallel relation with .the sides of said receptacle, the latter being provided with a fulcrum member arranged to support said bottoms and retain said holders insuch position normally that the records therein shall be in contact with the backside of said receptacle, and upon which said holders may be rocked to permit said records to roll forward out of the front end of the same, said holders being unattached to said fulcrum member.

GEORGE V. CURTIS.

Witnesses:

HARRY C. MERRILL, F. A. CUTTER. 

